Or you can wait for the inevitable workaround to make Win 10 pull updates from the extended support channel for free.
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NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Well, I’ve been putting off switching to Linux for a long time now. I guess Microsoft is going to force my hand.
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
FaceDeer@kbin.social 1 year ago
Are there any 10-year-old Linux distributions that are still getting free support?
S410@kbin.social 1 year ago
Literally most of them. All the big ones like Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch, etc. are 10+ years old and still get updates pretty much daily.
Debian had its 30th birthday back in September, actually.
mammut@lemmy.world 1 year ago
S410@kbin.social 1 year ago
It's not really comparable to the way Windows versioning works. Releases of distros like Debian are closer to Service Packs on Windows: they're just a bunch of updates bundled together.
Alternatively, you can use Debian Sid or Arch, for example, and get all the changes as they're being made. That way, you get a lot of smaller updates a lot more often.
BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There are free major upgrades though.
FaceDeer@kbin.social 1 year ago
Upgrading from Windows 10 to 11 is also free.
Poggervania@kbin.social 1 year ago
Actually, yes.
Debian has been supported since the early 90s, but admittedly that’s the only one I could name off the top of my head.
mammut@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Mininux@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Yeah, but there is almost never a need for keeping an older version, unline for Windows 10 since win11 has ridiculous system requirements
S410@kbin.social 1 year ago
Debian releases are more similar to Service Packs on Windows.
Windows releases are entirely different products.
There are changes to the defaults, sometimes, but they're just that: changes to the defaults. If you're upgrading your existing install, they won't affect you.
For example: Debian switched to Gnome as its default DE a couple years ago. It used to be XFCE. However, if you already had a system with XFCE, if wouldn't go and replace it for you.
On Windows side, meanwhile, when Microsoft decide to change up the DE, you get the changes, whether you like it or not. Remember Windows 8? It's not like those who upgraded from Windows 7 got to keep their Aero theme and Start Menu.
Alto@kbin.social 1 year ago